EEO's 1862 Sketchbook, Filled with Drawings carved figure in parka The smaller nests nicely inside

The smaller nests nicely inside the larger

A perfect counterpoint to the delicate sets of antique bone spillikins I also love--this wonderfully chunky old set of wooden jackstraws

especially on the top

with some wear to the box but still holding together well

with some more nice glaze pooling

EEO's 1862 Sketchbook, Filled with Drawings carved figure in parka The smaller nests nicely insideIt looks from the inside cover that this sketchbook belonged to an Estella (or Estilla) of Bennington (Vermont, I assume) and was gifted to her by her teacher Miss Harwood in 1862. Every page inside is filled, and while not all of the drawings are especially interesting, there are a good few into which our girl seems to have invested quite a lot of energy, and I think those drawings teem with quite a lot of life! I've documented all of them here (and